The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#348

348. Rejoice, the Lord is King!

1 Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;
Mortals, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore;
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

2 Jesus, the Savior, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains
He took His seat above.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

3 His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o’er earth and heaven:
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

4 He sits at God’s right hand,
Till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
And fall beneath His feet.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

5 He all His foes shall quell,
Shall all our sins destroy;
And every bosom swell
With pure seraphic joy.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

6 Rejoice in glorious hope;
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
And take His servants up
To their eternal home:
We soon shall hear the archangel’s voice.
The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice, the Lord is King!
• Author: C. Wesley (1744)
• Meter: 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Third Sunday after Easter

Tune Information

• Name: [Rejoice, the Lord is King!]
• Composer: J. Darwall (1770)
• Meter: 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8.
• Key: C Major